Re: SEGV in x_catch_errors_unwind (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)

[John W. Eaton]

On 25-Feb-2006, Chong Yidong wrote:

| "John W. Eaton" <address@hidden> writes:
| 
| > | One solution is to somehow re-engineer the x error handler not to use
| > | record_unwind_protect.
| >
| > I think this might be the best bet.
| >
| > | The other is to block inputs at the point in
| > | unbind_to where specpdl_ptr is being modified, like this:
| >
| > This does not solve the problem for me.  It seems to be harder to
| > generate the crash, but I am still hitting the x_error_message == 0
| > segfault.
| 
| I just checked in some changes to make the x error handler avoid using
| record_unwind_protect.  I am unable to make Emacs crash now -- can you
| confirm this?

I updated and was unable to make Emacs crash in 20 attempts so it seems
likely that the problem is fixed.

Thanks!

jwe